Overview
- Brief Narrative
- A piece of cloth embroidered with the initials of a member of Shraga Weil's family. The cloth was taken to Palestine as a keepsake. The keepsake is part of a collection relating to the experiences of Shraga Weil and the extended Weil family.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Efrat Weil-Amit
- Markings
- front, center, embroidered, white thread : TJ
Physical Details
- Classification
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Materials
- Category
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Textiles
- Object Type
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Textile fabrics (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Unfinished, square-shaped piece of white cloth, possibly linen, with intertwined initials embroidered at the center.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cloth, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Budapest (Hungary) Czechoslovakia Palestine
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The keepsake was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2020 by Efrat Weil-Amit, the daughter of Shraga Weil.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-10-03 13:09:06
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn736459
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Also in Shraga Weil family collection
The collection consists of a diary, postcards, correspondence, poems, documents, permits, identification papers, receipts, photographs, a book of printed drawings, and an embroidered keepsake relating to the experiences of Shraga (Frantisek) Weil and the extended Weil family.
Date: approximately 1920-1995
Shraga Weil papers
Document
The Shraga Weil papers consist of a diary, correspondence, documents, poems, photographs, and a book of printed drawings relating to the prewar and wartime experiences of Shraga Weil and his extended family. The diary, found by Shraga, is written in Hungarian and has an unknown author. The postcards, letters, and poetry were written by Shraga’s mother, Helena (Ilona) Tausig Weil, during the 1920s. Other documents include a temporary pass for lodging, travel permits from Budapest, Hungary to Czechoslovakia issued in 1946 by Delegate Ceskoslovensk for Shraga Weil and his wife, Eva, work documents, envelopes, a list of Shraga and Eva’s used clothing, and a JDC receipt for an army coat. Original photos include a portrait of Shraga, photographs from Belgium of Sara Weil with her parents in Bratislava before her Aliya to Palestine, and a 1947 photo taken by Z. Kluger on the opening day of Kibbutz HaOgen. Also included is a book of printed drawings owned by Engineer I. Weil (1889-1944) of Nitra, Bratislava (now Slovakia).
